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Garcia filed a report with the Houston Police Department, charges were never filed. [6] Gallegos went on to win the election with 57.3% of the votes cast. [3] On November 5, 2019, Gallegos was re-elected for his 3rd term, defeating Richard Gonzales with 67.1% of the votes. [3]
(The Center Square) – Two Chicago aldermen have proposed eliminating sanctuary-city protections for foreign nationals convicted of or arrested for certain crimes. Aldermen Raymond Lopez and ...
The 2023 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 28, 2023, and April 4, 2023. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago, City Clerk of Chicago, City Treasurer of Chicago, all 50 members of the Chicago City Council, and 66 members of the newly created police District Councils.
Mayoral candidates must be a registered voter who has resided in the City of Chicago for at least one year before the date of the election. [10] Individuals will be barred from taking office if, at the time required for them to take the oath of office, they are in arrears in the payment of tax or other indebtedness due to the City of Chicago. [10]
The 27-23 vote came just weeks before the end-of-the-year deadline, avoiding what would have been Chicago’s first shutdown of the city government. The mayor needed at least 26 of 50 alders for a ...
Several city council members on Wednesday expressed gratitude for Finner, who joined the Houston police department in 1990 and became chief in 2021. City Councilor Carolyn Evans-Shabazz said she ...
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Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.